Korea Joongang Daily
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'After all, they are a couple': Lawyer for former first couple recalls emotional meeting in court

An attorney for former first couple Yoon Suk Yeol and Kim Keon Hee shared behind-the-scenes accounts of Kim's tears after meeting her husband for the first time in nine months in court.

2026-04-16

Special counsel requests 2-year prison term for former President Yoon on perjury charges

A special counsel team on Thursday sought a two-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of giving false testimony during former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's insurrection trial.

2026-04-16

Conservative YouTuber appears in court on charges of defaming president, minor party leader

Conservative YouTuber Jeon Han-gil appeared at a court Thursday to attend a hearing on his potential arrest on charges of defaming President Lee Jae Myung and Lee Jun-seok, leader of the minor Reform Party.

2026-04-16

Ex-president, former first lady come face to face for first time in 9 months during Yoon's trial

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee appeared in court as a witness on Tuesday in a trial of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, marking their first appearance in the same courtroom in about nine months since Yoon’s detention in July last year.

2026-04-14

Special counsel raids home, office of ex-senior presidential security aide over martial law

A special counsel team has raided the home and office of a former senior presidential security aide over his alleged role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid, legal sources said Thursday.

2026-04-09

Special counsel team raids ex-presidential chief of staff's home in Yongsan relocation probe

Investigators on Tuesday raided the home of a former chief of staff to former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his suspected role in inflating the cost of relocating the presidential residence in 2022, a special counsel team said.

2026-04-07

Appeals court to rule in Yoon obstruction case on April 29

The court will deliver an appeals ruling on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's obstruction case on April 29.

2026-04-06

Special counsel seeks 10-year term for Yoon in obstruction-of-justice appeals trial

A special counsel team on Monday demanded a 10-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol during the appeals trial in his obstruction-of-justice case stemming from his 2024 imposition of martial law.

2026-04-06

Appeals court set to hold final hearing of Yoon's obstruction of justice trial

An appeals court is set to hold the final hearing on Monday of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial on obstruction of justice and other charges stemming from his brief imposition of martial law.

2026-04-06

Rival rallies take place in front of Constitutional Court to mark one year since Yoon's removal from office

A year after former President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office, protesters from rival factions flooded the streets outside the Constitutional Court on Saturday, turning central Seoul into a tense political fault line.

2026-04-05